Many of NYC's synagogues have been repurposed into condos, churches, community centers and nightclubs: Angel Orensantz, Meseritz Shul, Deity, Mount Olivet.
While we usually associate the Upper East Side with private clubs and fancy hotels, you might not know that it’s also home to Temple Emanu-El, the largest Reform temple in the world and one of the largest of any Jewish denomination.
Many of NYC's synagogues have been repurposed into condos, churches, community centers and nightclubs: Angel Orensantz, Meseritz Shul, Deity, Mount Olivet.
The Bowne Street entrance of the Temple of Ganesh in Flushing. Across the street from a row of residential houses
A visit to the Divya Dham Temple in Queens, a vast cave-like temple complex and living history museum containing the Divya Jyoti eternal flame.
Part III in our series 'Inspired by Europe': famous NYC buildings and the British architecture that inspired them.
A rare glimpse into an archeological dig right in the center of Paris!
BldgBlog recently posted about a door to nowhere in Paris, installed four years ago in the 3rd arrondisement. Complete with fake address, facade, faux business sign and a Parisian-style door with a central doorknob (now missing), it still exists today.